--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I will tell you it simply: he felt he was…" description: "\"“I will tell you it simply: he felt he was falling. He felt he fell through a succession of wells, of holes, of chasms, and that I was there at windows..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/070/jesse-ball-10640_success_i-will-tell-you-it-simply-he-felt-he-was_1968628.jpg" --- # I will tell you it simply: he felt he was falling. He felt… ![“I will tell you it simply: he felt he was falling. He felt he fell through a succession of wells, of holes, of chasms, and that I was there at windows, and we would be together for a moment as he fell by. Then I would rush to the next window , down and down, and he would fall past, and I would see…” quote by Jesse Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/070/jesse-ball-10640_success_i-will-tell-you-it-simply-he-felt-he-was_1968628.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/070/jesse-ball-10640_success_i-will-tell-you-it-simply-he-felt-he-was_1968628.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/070/jesse-ball-10640_success_i-will-tell-you-it-simply-he-felt-he-was_1968628.jpg) > ““I will tell you it simply: he felt he was falling. He felt he fell through a succession of wells, of holes, of chasms, and that I was there at windows, and we would be together for a moment as he fell by. Then I would rush to the next window , down and down, and he would fall past, and I would see him again.”” [Jesse Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-ball/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. He describes a falling figure moving through successive voids, repeatedly reappearing at windows. **In simple terms:** He feels like falling through endless holes, meeting again. Key Takeaway Accept that loss can be cyclical and recurring. Themes loss recurrence perception Mood melancholic poetic Type literary philosophical When to use this quote - grief - artistic expression - storytelling Key Concepts existentialism psychology Questions to Reflect On - What does each “window” symbolize? - How do we cope with continual falling? 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